The Polar Bear King


The Polar Bear King is a 1991 Norwegian fantasy adventure film directed by Ola Solum and starring Jack Fjeldstad, Maria Bonnevie, Tobias Hoesl, Monica Nordquist, and Anna-Lotta Larsson. The film is based on the Norwegian fairy tale White-Bear-King-Valemon. The puppet effects of the film were provided by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.

Plot

There are two different kingdoms: the snow-covered Winterland and the plentiful Summerland. When the King of Summerland dies, his son Valemon ascends to the throne. When an evil witch desires to become Valemon's wife, but is rejected since it would mean that he would also ally with the forces of darkness, she bitterly places a curse on him that turns him into a polar bear during the day. The drawback is that if anyone saw his human face at night, Valemon will be hers.
Traveling to Winterland, he encounters the Princess who is the youngest daughter of the King of Winterland. Upon reaching an agreement upon King Valemon defeating his forces, the King of Winterland agrees to let his youngest daughter be his wife. As she lives in Summerland, Valemon's mother keeps her newborn child safe from the scheming witch who will do anything to claim Valemon for herself.

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